Jock Talk

Some good happenings for Kimball High athletes and their fans. The football team got that big win they have been needing so badly. The cross country team had some really great efforts from their kids. The girl’s golf team had their best team performance up at Mitchell shooting their best team score, and the volleyball team finished second at the Gordon Tournament. Keep up the good work Longhorns!

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Of special note, freshman runner Chantel malson, almost set a new freshman record at the Kimball Invitational cross country meet. She ran fifth in the girl’s varsity race and her time of 22:44 over the 5,000 meter course leaves her trailing only Kaitlin Moritz who holds the record at 21:55. Her time also moves her into 6th place, all class, on the Kimball High record book.

Congrats also to Kimball’s Zach Wagner and Thomas Lenzen who ran 9th and 10th in the boy’s varsity race pushing each other to the finish line with Wagner a nose ahead with his time of 19:28 and Lenzen at 19:29. Congrats also to Banner County High’s Deven Sullivan who ran third in 18:51.

To medal in this meet with 13 schools involved and over 200 runners, is quite an accomplishment. There were 83 boys finish with times and 65 girls. There were also 49 junior high boys and 36 junior high girls.

It was a near perfect day although some runners may have wanted it a tad bit cooler. The course was well established and Kimball school officials ran the meet well. No wonder we had so many schools wanting to run this meet such as Cheyenne South, Wheatland, Torrington, and Pine Bluffs from neighboring Wyoming.

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Junior High sports underway now also with the volleyball team playing at Sidney this past Monday and at Leyton Tuesday. The Junior High football opened up with Bridgeport. We also have JV football action on the schedule.

There is high school volleyball here at home tonight (Thursday) with Sutherland and this is a full slate of freshman/JV/varsity starting at 4 p.m. Football at Dundy County tomorrow night and this means a trip to Benkleman for a 6:30 kickoff. Cross Country at Alliance Saturday at 9 a.m. JV football at home with Bridgeport Monday (Sept. 17) at 5 p.m. On next Tuesday the 18th the Jr High football with Sutherland is cancelled due to lack of numbers by Sutherland. Girls Golf at Ogallala, High School volleyball at Hershey at 4 p.m., and Junior High volleyball at home with Mitchell at 4 p.m.

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Some golf to report from Sunday play at the Four Winds. Keith Staehr won the 1-person scramble with a handicapped 65 edging out Tom O’Brien who shot 65.6. Berry Frederick was third with 66.4 and Dan Perry fourth with 68.

This Sunday, September 16, you should sign up for the Yellow ball Scramble. This is a 4-person team event with handicap being used and forward tees for the older players. It is a fun format and it is also a fund raiser for improvements at the Four Winds Golf Course. It is also the final day before the greens and fairways are aerated! Get signed up and get more info by calling the Four Winds Pro Shop at 235-4241.

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A note to members of the Kimball Men’s Monday-Tuesday golf league, and the Thursday men’s golf league, that there will be a combined scramble on September 30 with a 1 p.m. start time and you are asked to signup as soon as possible.